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I am writing on behalf of the Connecticut Association of Scholars, an affiliate of the National Association of Scholars, and an organization of academics, administrators, graduate students and others devoted to traditional liberal education and academic freedom. As state residents, and pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, we respectfully request a copy of your medical school’s most recent final report of the survey team sent by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (“LCME”).
FOI #23-105 (03-8-23, 3:43 pm) - Subject - UConn Law Symposium on Parental Rights
Name - Ari Schaffer
Affiliation -
Any and all documents related to budgets and expenses for the March 31, 2023 symposium titled, “Are Parental Rights Always in the Best Interests of Children?”, including but not limited to costs and contracts for all advertising and mailing and email lists used in the advertising and promotion of the symposium.
Any and all email contacts with public officials about the for the March 31, 2023 symposium titled, “Are Parental Rights Always in the Best Interests of Children?”, including but not limited to contact between any member of the UConn faculty or administration with an “@uconn.edu” email address and any elected official, including but not limited to email addresses with a .gov domain such as the following domains: @ct.gov, @cga.ct.gov
Any and all email contacts between University of Connecticut faculty or administrators with an @uconn.edu email address and any political organizations about the CPILJ Symposium: Are Parental Rights Always in the Best Interest of Children? including but limited to email address with the following domains: @ctdems.org, @nedlamont.com, @ctcadv.org, @plannedparenthood.org, @aftct.org
Any and all email discussion by the deans of UConn or UConn law about the CPILJ Symposium: Are Parental Rights Always in the Best Interest of Children? including, but not limited to the following email addresses: lawdean@uconn.edu, paul.chill@uconn.edu, anne.dailey@uconn.edu, jessica.rubin@uconn.edu, karen.demeola@uconn.edu, radenka.maric@uconn.edu, anne.dalleva@uconn.edu, christopher.delello@uconn.edu, Kim.Fearney@uconn.edu, michael.gilbert@uconn.edu, tysen.kendig@uconn.edu; franklin.tuitt@uconn.edu; michelle.williams@uconn.edu
FOI #23-104 (03-8-23, 1:59 pm) - Subject - FOI #22-271 Report and Footage
Name - Richard Padilla
Affiliation -
If available, I would like to request the information contained in FOI #22-271 pertaining to case #2200012239, an assault at 19 Husky Cir on 2/19/22.
FOI #22-271 included:
Full, unredacted copies of incident and or investigation reports and bodycam of the first officer on scene at the main entrance of the Wu building pertaining to incident #2200012239, an assault at 19 Husky Cir on 2/19/22.
FOI #23-103 (03-7-23, 8:45 pm) - Subject - Athletics Scheduling
Name - Gregory Koch
Affiliation -
Information related to scheduling for the following NCAA sports for the 2023-24 season and any other future seasons, including but not limited to opponents, contracts, dates, and locations of games, where available:
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
Field hockey
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Men's ice hockey
Women's ice hockey
Baseball
Softball
Women's lacrosse
I would prefer to receive records electronically via email if possible.
FOI #23-101 (03-7-23, 12:55 pm) - Subject - University Turnover Rates
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - University of Connecticut
I am currently in the MS Human Resource Management Program at UConn and am compiling information related to turnover rates, position vacancies and succession planning. Any information related to unfilled positions for executive leadership, directors, etc and staff is helpful to gain more insight into this topic. Additionally, any data related to professional development opportunities/use of professional development opportunities, if available, would be greatly appreciated.
FOI #23-100 (03-7-23, 12:55 pm) - Subject - Freedom of Information Act
Name - Jennie Smith
Affiliation - Acme Research
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, we formally request that your office provide us with the following public spending information:
Copies of documents, such as − but not limited to – Construction Notice to Proceed, project directories, Contractor Reporting Forms, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), work orders, or other forms that specify subcontractors and other salient points for construction or renovation projects valued at $2,000,000 or more at the University of Connecticut System Storrs, the University of Connecticut Hartford, and the University of Connecticut Health Center. Please include information for both currently active projects as well as those completed since September 1, 2022. We do not need every document that mentions subcontractors, just one for each subcontractor or set of subcontractors.
Specifically, we seek:
• Project name
• Project number
• Projected completion date
• Prime/General Contractor name(s)
• Construction Manager (at Risk) name
• Architect/Engineer names
• Subcontractor names
Excel spreadsheets containing similar information are welcome.
UCONN Projects
Project Number
UConn 2000 Code Remediation - Stamford Downtown Relocation*
201523
Public Safety Building Improvements*
201703
Supplemental Utility Plant *
300025
NWQUAD - Science 1 - Site Improvements and Tunnel Phase 2 *
300050
UConn Hockey Arena *
300133
Stamford Abutting Property Remediation*
300149
Boiler Plant Equipment Replacement and Utility Tunnel Connection*
300151
I - Lot Improvements*
300173
Residential Life Facilities - South Campus Residence Hall
300200
Academic & Research Facilities - STEM Research Center Science 1*
901802
Gant Building Renovation - STEM (Phases 2 and 3)*
901803
Residential Life Facilities: Mansfield Apartments Redevelopment - Part 1
300234
South Campus Infrastructure
300241
North & South Parking Garages Restoration, Phase 2
FO500056
Acme Research
5120 State Highway 6
Riesel, TX 76682
800-810-3846 | Fax 866-331-7940
UCONN Health Projects
Project Number
836 Hopmeadow Street Simsbury Clinical Practice Relocation
21-036
New England Sickle Cell Institute Renovation
21-063
Cardio Catheterization (Cath) & Electro Physiology (EP) Lap Renovation
22-017
Main Building (L) Lab Renovations - 2nd Floor
22-013
5 Munson Road Clinical Fit-Out
22-042
836 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury Clinical Practice Relocation
21-036
* Please exclude any documents dated or received prior to October 2021.
FOI #23-098 (03-7-23, 10:37 am) - Subject - MBB Game Contracts
Name - Charles Pipkins
Affiliation - The D1 Docket
I am requesting digital copies of the following:
-Contractual agreements entered into by this institution with other institutions and/or event planners for the purpose of scheduling contests to be played by the varsity men's basketball team during the 2023-24 and forthcoming seasons.
-Amendments to contractual agreements entered into by this institution with other institutions and/or event planners which stipulate the dates of contests which were designated as to be determined in previous agreements.
Michael Ayele
Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL): https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/
FOI #23-097 (03-7-23, 5:09 am) - Subject - Women's History Month - March 2023
Name - Michael Ayele
Affiliation - Association for the Advancement of Civil Liberties (AACL): https://michaelayeleaacl.wordpress.com/
What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] the decision of Congress to pass Pub. L. 97 – 28 and thereby request for the President of the U.S.A to proclaim the week beginning March 07th 1982 as “Women’s History Week;” [2] the decision of Congress to pass Pub. L. 100-9 and thereby designate the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month;” [3] the decision of Congress to pass resolutions between 1988 and 1994 for the purpose of asking and authorizing the President of the U.S.A to proclaim the month of March as “Women’s History Month;” [4] the decision of the Joseph Biden – Kamala Harris White House Administration to proclaim the month of March 2023 as “Women’s History Month;” [5] the decision of your post-secondary academic institution (through some sort of proclamation or via other means) to recognize the month of March as “Women’s History Month;” [6] the manner in which your local/state/federal government should commemorate “Women’s History Month;” [7] the systemic sexism and misogyny that exist in U.S society; [8] the decision of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Secret Service (USSS) to recognize that the origins of the “incel” label date back to the 1990s, when a Canadian woman created an Internet peer support forum for people, who wanted a sexual relationship, but were unable to find a partner; [8] the decision of the DHS (USSS) to recognize that the term “incel” is often used to describe men, who feel unable to obtain romantic or sexual relationships with women, to which they think they are entitled; [9] the decision of Olivia Wilde to identify Jordan Peterson as a “pseudo-intellectual hero to the incel community” of the U.S.A; [10] the decision of the Hill (as a news outlet) to provide legal cover for the incel community of the U.S.A on (or around) February 22nd 2023 by criticizing women for (i) graduating high-school, attending a U.S college/university and graduating from that U.S college/university at a higher rate than women of previous generations, (ii) narrowing to the best of their abilities the income disparity between men and women, (iii) having higher standards and expectations when entering into a romantic relationship, (iv) not doing enough to prevent the mass-shootings that occur in the U.S.A, (v) not doing enough to prevent the suicide committed by white men living in the U.S.A; [11] the decision of CNN (as a news outlet) to provide legal cover for the “incel community” of the U.S.A by praising the February 22nd 2023 article published on the Hill that went on to criticize women; [12] the significant efforts of the Hill and CNN (as news outlets) to define the “gender role” of women in the 21st (twenty first) century; [13] the formal/informal opinion of your post-secondary academic institution on the subject of the “gender role” of women in the 21st Century.
Please see the email that will be sent to Kayla Postler and Megan Phillippi.